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  • Working in the Suicide Space

    posted: Sep. 29, 2023.

         Working as a consultant for a local suicide prevention group, I have been exposed to harrowing stories and heartbreaking losses.  Especially concerning is childhood trauma.  The guru of Read more
  • Yellow Means Pause

    posted: Sep. 20, 2023.

         Welcome to my hometown where the breathtaking views of the Hudson only caution the inability to dip in. Life requires self-discipline and consistency. Show up for yourself. I Read more
  • Rain Over New Paltz

    posted: Sep. 04, 2023.

         Everything is fine.  Anxiety - check, depression - check, trauma - check.  So why do I feel so bad?   What if you just realized that your whole life Read more
  • Learning from Loss

    posted: Aug. 13, 2023.

         Now my big girl is turning 25. She is off to big law which means you continue law school knowing you are scooped up into a world of Read more
  • Happy Birthday to Me, and Many More...

    posted: Jul. 27, 2023.

    *7.27* IN my family of origin, birthdays were big deals.  My Dad always called and said, "how could you be this old - that makes ME old!"  My Mom always sent Read more
  • The Unexpected is the Path to Personal Growth

    posted: Jul. 17, 2023.

    I try to tell my clients and kids that no matter what is going on outside, pay attention to keeping yourself steady on the inside.  The outside has outlandish ups Read more
  • The Change is Within

    posted: Jun. 22, 2023.

    After all the talking is the listening. Listening to your own inner wisdom takes time, patience and work.  Being quiet, peaceful and calm is where we can make the best decisions. Read more
  • Orange is the New... To Be Safe and Free from Violence

    posted: Jun. 08, 2023.

    PHOTO CREDIT: MOMS' DEMAND ACTION Listening to Tara Brach on how to get unstuck and I realize that I have adult separation anxiety.  Why is it so hard to let go Read more
  • Time Keeps on Ticking into the Future

    posted: May 30, 2023.

    I want to fly like an eagle... Songs of the 70s. We are getting old.  Some of my classmates have already passed on.  I am nearing the age when my mother died. Read more
  • The Graduate

    posted: May 24, 2023.

    Make room for feelings. I just got back from my last child's college graduation.  It was not easy.  Kids drink and party and get exhausted.  They are scared.  Social media is Read more
  • Is This the End, My Friend?

    posted: Apr. 20, 2023.

    I find myself thinking on death.  So many deaths around me, us.  So much loss and pain.  Your best friend's mother. Your other friend's ex-husband, cancer, parents, children, guns.  It's Read more
  • The Change We Must Embrace

    posted: Mar. 28, 2023.

    How do you get unstuck from feeling like you're underwater?   In this world of mass home-grown gun violence that terrorizes our own children, whom clearly we value less than the Read more
  • Teens and Tech - What Doesn't Serve You?

    posted: Feb. 13, 2023.

    INTRO: Courtney was the kind of 10th grade client that I completely enjoyed.  She was cute, clever and motivated. So when she began to have an issue that ballooned into a Read more
  • One Case that Gets You Stuck

    posted: Jan. 31, 2023.

    Sandra was 34, had just left a bad relationship of stuckness and sadness.  Her friends had left.  Her parents were never in her corner.  We tried for one year for Read more
  • What Does it Mean to Make Progress?

    posted: Jan. 01, 2023.

         If you're hard on yourself like I am, why not make the new year about change and growth?  It's not about eating less, or stopping your OCD habits, Read more
  • Post-Pandemic Holiday Blues Take 10

    posted: Dec. 15, 2022.

    What is going on here? People are still: tired, cold, burnt-out, lonely, stressed, bored, stuck and unmotivated.  Kids.  Especially teens.  But they're back at school.  Why OH Why is this holiday Read more

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